Advances in ABC Relaxation

Advances in ABC Relaxation
Author: Jonathan C. Smith, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2001-05-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 082611654X

This volume offers original studies on relaxation and stress management. Practitioners will find a wealth of specific, ready-to-use, evidence-based suggestions for incorporating relaxation techniques into their clinical work. Part I summarizes practical advances in the theory, research, and assessment of relaxation. Part II is an anthology of 25 studies on relaxation focusing on individual differences; stress, coping and relaxation; factor analyses and correlations; and practice techniques. An appendix offers a complete relaxation inventory of scales for those interested in developing their own studies.

Principles and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edition

Principles and Practice of Stress Management, Third Edition
Author: Paul M. Lehrer
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2007-08-16
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606238280

Structured for optimal use as a clinical reference and text, this comprehensive work reviews effective stress management techniques and their applications for treating psychological problems and enhancing physical health and performance. Leading experts present in-depth descriptions of progressive relaxation, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, cognitive methods, and other therapies. Tightly edited chapters examine each method's theoretical and empirical underpinnings and provide step-by-step guidelines for assessment and implementation, illustrated with detailed case examples. The volume also explains basic mechanisms of stress and relaxation and offers research-based guidance for improving treatment outcomes.

ABC Pol Sci

ABC Pol Sci
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 800
Release: 1981
Genre: Political science
ISBN:

ABC Relaxation Theory

ABC Relaxation Theory
Author: Jonathan C. Smith, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 233
Release: 1999-09-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826116795

Relaxation is the world's most popular therapy--used by more psychologists, counselors, social workers, and rehabilitation specialists than any other tool. ABC Relaxation Theory offers a new treatment strategy by presenting and enhancing the effectiveness of current relaxation treatments into an approach tailored to each client. Based on the most ambitious scientific exploration of relaxation (20 studies and 5,000 subjects from all cultures and walks of life), Smith presents some of his groundbreaking findings, including the first demonstration and replication of differences among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites; men and women; those with religious and secular beliefs approaches; and more. His work is highly readable, practical, and comprehensive and will appeal to clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and students of psychology.

Index Medicus

Index Medicus
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1938
Release: 2004
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

Racial Battle Fatigue

Racial Battle Fatigue
Author: Jennifer L. Martin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2015-01-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Covering equity issues of sex, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability, this work presents creative, nontraditional narratives about performing social justice work, acknowledging the contributions of previous generations, describing current challenges, and appealing to readers to join the struggle toward a better world. Many would like to believe we are living as "post-racial" America, long past the days of discrimination and marginalization of people simply due to their race and minority status. However, editor Jennifer L. Martin and a breadth of expert contributors show that prejudice and discrimination are still very much alive in the United States. Sharing personal stories of challenges, aggressions, retaliations, and finally racial battle fatigue, these activists, practitioners, and scholars explain how they have been attacked—in subtle, shrouded, and sometimes outright ways—simply for whom and what they advocate: social justice. The stories within consist of discussions on the interconnections among equity issues: sex, race, class, age, sexual orientation, and disability. Furthermore, the work relates current events such as the banning of ethnic studies in Arizona and the shooting of Trayvon Martin to the battle for social justice. Other topics addressed include the ongoing problems of white supremacist beliefs, the challenges of teaching about the racist thinking that permeates our media and popular culture, and the harms of aggressions faced by minorities and those possessing multiple minority status. The unique narratives presented in this single-volume work combine the various approaches to answering questions about not only the necessity of fighting for social justice but also the impact of the struggle on its champions.

Experiential Consciousness and the Nature of Human Identity

Experiential Consciousness and the Nature of Human Identity
Author: Vitor Jose F. Rodrigues
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2022-12-13
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1527591700

Consciousness is hard to bring to the laboratory as it confronts us with a classic dilemma: can a mind observe itself? However, who, then, is observing the observer? Without experiential awareness, culture, the arts, science, and philosophy would not make sense. Would it make sense if refrigerators were to produce a “refrigerator culture” without the experience of freezing food? Virtually all human culture is destined to provide conscious experiences. This volume provides a rich array of views on human nature and the way it shows up in the strange land of human identity.